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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor

Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor

The president of Bloomington’s redevelopment commission, Don Griffin, delivered an expected announcement at the group’s regular Monday night meeting: “At this time, I’d like to tender my resignation from the RDC, folks!” The announcement came early in the 15-minute meeting. So assistant city attorney Larry Allen

87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor

87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor

A requested rezone for 87 acres of land at the southern tip of Bloomington, next to I-69, will be considered by the city council this Wednesday (March 17). The requested rezone is based on the idea that it will improve the marketability of the land, which has sat undeveloped

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

At its regular meeting in the first week of March, Monroe county commissioners got an update from chief technology officer Eric Evans on upgrades to technical audio-visual features of the Nat U. Hill meeting room. In pre-pandemic times, it was the meeting place for the county commissioners, the

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the one-year mark, it’s been an occasion to mark milestones. At Friday’s weekly press conference of Bloomington area leaders, Indiana University’s director of media relations, Chuck Carney, added one of the achievements. “We’ve collected 193.1 gallons of

County board of health mulls Greek house guests

County board of health mulls Greek house guests

No decision was reached at its Thursday meeting, but Monroe County’s board of health wrestled for around an hour with the idea of relaxing somewhat its COVID-19 regulations on communal living facilities. The board voted to approve a motion to have county health administrator Penny Caudill and county

County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt

County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt

At its regular Tuesday meeting, Monroe County councilors approved a $300,000 appropriation of food and beverage tax revenue to help make debt payments in connection with the county’s convention center. The debt covers renovations and land acquisition that have already been made. It’s not related to the

Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space

Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space

The warehouse across the B-Line Trail from the pickleball courts in Bloomington’s new 65-acre Switchyard Park is the subject of a rezone request that landed in front of the city council last Wednesday. The project associated with the proposed rezone would require the demolition of the southern